# Daniel Krauss

> Daniel Krauss is a seed investor in Berlin backing Software, Rental and Information Technology. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmkrauss/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jobsoy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielmkrauss

Daniel Krauss is a seed investor in Berlin focused on Software and Rental. Daniel Krauss was born in 1983 in Neheim-Hüsten.He studied Economic Sciences at the FernUniversität Hagen. Daniel has generally worked in the IT area for Marquardt GmbH, IFS AB and Siemens AG. Before co-founding Flixbus in 2011, he was a Technical Account Manager at Microsoft for three years. Now Daniel is CIO of Flixbus, which was able toestablish Europe’s largest intercity bus network.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.8M–$6M |
| Series A | $4.2M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 18% |
| Rental | 3 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 14% |
| Solar | 2 | 9% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 41% |
| Series A | 6 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 18% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 15 | 68% |
| Israel | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BLOCKS | BLOCKS deploys an AI agent to monitor cloud usage patterns continuously. The agent identifies wasteful resource allocations and applies real-time optimizations autonomously. It differs from dashboards by taking direct action instead of just alerting users. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Gixel | Creating breakthrough AR display technology for AI glasses and spatial computing. | $5.9M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| YGO.AI | YGO Trips revolutionizes the travel booking experience with our AI-driven platform, providing a seamless, all-in-one solution for planning your perfect getaway. Our innovative platform streamlines your holiday planning by offering an extensive selection of flights, hotels, mobility services, activities, concerts, and festivals & more all inone convenient location. With YGO Trips, you have the power to tailor your holiday to your exact preferences, creating a personalized itinerary that aligns with your desires.Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, YGO Trips discerns your preferences to suggest events and activities that resonate with your interests, ensuring every aspect of your trip is as enjoyable as possible. It's not just about booking a trip; it's about crafting the unique holiday experience that you've always dreamed of, effortlessly and all from one provider. |  | Angel | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| YGO.AI | YGO Trips revolutionizes the travel booking experience with our AI-driven platform, providing a seamless, all-in-one solution for planning your perfect getaway. Our innovative platform streamlines your holiday planning by offering an extensive selection of flights, hotels, mobility services, activities, concerts, and festivals & more all inone convenient location. With YGO Trips, you have the power to tailor your holiday to your exact preferences, creating a personalized itinerary that aligns with your desires.Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, YGO Trips discerns your preferences to suggest events and activities that resonate with your interests, ensuring every aspect of your trip is as enjoyable as possible. It's not just about booking a trip; it's about crafting the unique holiday experience that you've always dreamed of, effortlessly and all from one provider. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| feld.energy | feld. energy enables farmers to produce sustainable energy without sacrificing agriculture.Agri-PV is a solution that brings benefits to all parties. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| feld.energy | feld. energy enables farmers to produce sustainable energy without sacrificing agriculture.Agri-PV is a solution that brings benefits to all parties. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Ivy | We are building a global API for instant bank payments | $7.7M | Seed | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| SECJUR | SECJUR provides a platform for automated compliance. The startup's technology streamlines procedures in the Digital Compliance Office for areas including data protection, information security, anti-money laundering, and whistleblowing. | $5.8M | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| simpleclub | simpleclub is Germany’s leading AI-powered training infrastructure, redefining how companies qualify their workforce. With millions of users and 500+ enterprise customers including Bosch, BMW, Amazon, and Audi, simpleclub has become the trusted solution for business-critical vocational training and workforce reskilling. Independent research showsthat 90% of learners rapidly close skill gaps, while companies save over €50m annually and reduce trainer workload by up to 8 hours per week.Unlike optional HR tools, simpleclub is embedded into core operations as mandatory infrastructure. Its Service-as-a-Software model combines interactive learning with intelligent management: an AI co-pilot that creates personalized learning plans, delivers adaptive content, tracks progress, and prescribes interventions. For large enterprises, simpleclub integrates seamlessly with LMS/HR systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, Cornerstone, Docebo, and Microsoft Teams. For SMBs, it runs autonomously like a digital employee.simpleclub is positioned to define the global category of AI-driven workforce qualification. | $7.6M | Series A | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Payrails | Payrails helps businesses transform payments and other connected financial workflows from an operational bottleneck into a competitive edge. From Payment Orchestration to Unified Analytics, Tokenization, Automated Reconciliation, Chargeback Management, and more, Payrails helps category-defining merchants to get more from their financialinfrastructure. With a modular, provider-agnostic approach that allows teams to integrate our products at any scale and combination, our track record has made Payrails a trusted partner for some of the world’s most recognized names including Puma, Vinted, Flix, Careem, InDrive, and many more. | $6.4M | Seed | Mar 17, 2022 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flixfounders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flixfounders) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Picus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/picus-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Saarbruecker 21](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saarbruecker-21) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [LEA Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lea-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Krauss invest in?

Daniel Krauss invests primarily in Software, Rental and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Daniel Krauss's check size?

Daniel Krauss typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$8M at Seed, $1.8M–$6M at Pre-Seed and $4.2M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Daniel Krauss participates in.

### When did Daniel Krauss last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Krauss closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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